🇫🇷 French

aides

feminine

les aides

helps

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aides
/lez ɛd/
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How do you say aides in French?

IPA
/lez ɛd/

How do you pronounce aides in French?

aides is pronounced /lez ɛd/ in French.

Example sentences

L'aide sociale est devenue plus accessible aux familles pauvres.

Social aid has become more accessible to poor families.

L'aide médicale d'urgence était nécessaire et très appréciée par les patients.

Emergency medical aid was necessary and greatly appreciated by the patients.

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Why is it feminine?

Aides is feminine because it derives from the Latin "adjuta" (feminine past participle of "adjuvare," meaning "to help"), which retained its feminine gender through Old French into modern French. The -e ending in French typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing this Latin inheritance.

What is the French word for helps?

The French word for helps is les aides — feminine.

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